“What you want to do is first '''displace''' the water—or more specifically, all the conductive stuff ''in'' the water. You can do this best by using 90%+ isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and a toothbrush. Open your device as soon as you can, take out the battery, and get scrubbing. Submerge the whole motherboard in alcohol, and scrub away.”
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I realize that this post is old. But I will give my 2 cents for the next reader.
'''Turning the phone on, or connecting it to power will increase the chance of shorting out the electronic components.'''
# If you ever have water damage, immediately turn the phone off, absolutely never plug in the charger, that was a really bad idea.
# Turn the phone off and take it out of the case.
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# Dry the phone off with a towel and Place the phone into a ziploc bag full of rice.
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# Leave the phone inside the bag for two days. The rice will suck out all of the moisture, and could possibly save your phone.
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# Dry the phone off with a towel ( Deleted) see link provided by jayeff
“What you want to do is first '''displace''' the water—or more specifically, all the conductive stuff ''in'' the water. You can do this best by using 90%+ isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and a toothbrush. Open your device as soon as you can, take out the battery, and get scrubbing. Submerge the whole motherboard in alcohol, and scrub away.”
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I realize that this post is old. But I will give my 2 cents for the next reader.
'''Turning the phone on, or connecting it to power will increase the chance of shorting out the electronic components.'''
# If you ever have water damage, immediately turn the phone off, absolutely never plug in the charger, that was a really bad idea.
# Turn the phone off and take it out of the case.
# Dry the phone off with a towel and Place the phone into a ziploc bag full of rice.
# Leave the phone inside the bag for two days. The rice will suck out all of the moisture, and could possibly save your phone.
I realize that this post is old. But I will give my 2 cents for the next reader.
'''Turning the phone on, or connecting it to power will increase the chance of shorting out the electronic components.'''
# If you ever have water damage, immediately turn the phone off, absolutely never plug in the charger, that was a really bad idea.
# Turn the phone off and take it out of the case.
# Dry the phone off with a towel and Place the phone into a ziploc bag full of rice.
# Leave the phone inside the bag for two days. The rice will suck out all of the moisture, and could possibly save your phone.
Good Luck.